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Gasoline may be flammable, but gas powered cars don't just spontaneously combust.
I don't think that's underground, but yes, it's an issue. It doesn't happen often but when vehicles are crowded together you do get these chain reactions of fire spreading. If tanks of petrol were mixed in with the electrics it would not be better. Flame barriers between stalls would be helpful, but the rate of spontaneous combustion may be so low that the extra expense is not justified by the cost of the damage.Gasoline may be flammable, but gas powered cars don't just spontaneously combust.
But, it's the technology that matters in this case. Competition is a wonderful thing
the thing with a "self driving" car is that YOU turn on that feature.
that sounds like it's not working properly. And I'm not being facetious. I mean it should be brought into wherever you service your car and fixed.it makes it think a crash is imminent, so slams the brakes to the floor.
that sounds like it's not working properly. And I'm not being facetious. I mean it should be brought into wherever you service your car and fixed.
I have a friend with a new car with some fancy stuff going on. If he drives slightly out of his lane the car just beeps at him. (He then yells at the car, "Shut Up!"). While that's funny, it certainly doesn't slam on the brakes!
I don't mind car technology giving me more information (like those rear cameras, as an example), but I don't want it suddenly gaining control over the car. That's weird.